Greens and roots make a big show in winter gardens
Podcast: Fall Gardening Tips with Gardenerd
This week's podcast shakes things up a bit. We're answering your questions from Ask Gardenerd about soil prep techniques, and soil biology.
Prune dead and diseased tomato foliage
Ask Gardenerd: Lumpy Tomato Roots, Root Nematodes
A timely question came in to Ask Gardenerd this week from Catherine: "My garden went gangbusters this year but I noticed...the roots of all plants (4 tomatoes and 2 cucumber…
Our only Luxury Pumpkin was devoured recently by rats.
Wordless Wednesday: The Downside of Gardening
Summer gardening brings delights and disappointments, i.e. the downside of gardening. Hot days tax plants, critters discover your tasty produce, and plant death is just around the corner.
Lemon tree with curled leaf
Ask Gardenerd: Curling Leaves on Lemon Tree
Tee wrote in to Ask Gardenerd this week with a common problem. "Why are the leaves on my lemon tree/bush curling inward?"
Cosmos are beneficial insectaries for bees and other pollinators.
YouTube: Beneficial Insectaries
Our latest YouTube video gives you the what, how, and why you should grow beneficial insectaries, that is, plants that attract beneficial insects to the garden.
Ask Gardenerd: Green Worms on My Brassicas
We get questions like this one from Jody all the time: "Last year I ripped everything out of my garden, put fresh soil in and decided rather last minute to do an edible landscape. It was beyond anything I could have expected or hoped for, but what really was trouble was the white butterflies infesting/laying eggs/green worms in my cabbage, broccoli and kale.
Aphids are the major reason why our kale meets its end in March. Time for something new.
YouTube: Battling Aphids without Bug Spray
Our latest video is timely as the winter gardening season winds down. Some crops grow tired at the end of the season, as indicated by massive aphid infestations on greens like kale, chard, and spinach.
Rose
Ask Gardenerd: Caterpillars on my Roses
A question from Bettina came in to Ask Gardenerd this week about green caterpillars on her roses: "My rose gets eaten by green caterpillar, I try to pick them off…
Mittens is enjoying her cat grass.
Ask Gardenerd: Cats in my Garden
A great question came in from Michele this week about trouble with cats in the garden: "My next door neighbor has several cats and she insists on letting them run…
Organic Pest Control
We write a lot about pest control from an organic perspective, but you might not notice. You might expect us to talk about which USDA organic sprays to use, but…